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Transformers: Devastation (Platinum Games) - SDCC trailer
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Magic Mushroom
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Who gives a shit when the combat looks glorious and probably plays gorgeous as well.
The artstyle is everything I ever wanted from a Transformer game.. ever. Arena battler? Just a waste. I just think this would have been a better effort as an action adventure game. Transforming into a cool vehicle with no where to go but around the walled off arena? Such wasted potential.
Spieler Eins
Member
Looks good, although I don't give a shit about the cartoon. I was disappointed with the announcement at first, but now that they're also making Nier 2, I'll gladly be more open towards it.
My response is "But Bumblebee doesn't look like that! Why isn't he a VW Beetle?"
They appear to have used the Transformers Classics version of him in this game, which transforms into a more modern compact car.
I'm also disappointed you can't be the deceptions, I always liked them more than the Autobots design and character wise. That said this is a day one for me and I'm hoping its successful enough to warrant a sequel or DLC deception campaigns.
I understand where you're coming from, but... Naa. There's a huge amount of games now that waste space on expansive environments that don't MEAN anything ultimately. No one really remembers the old cartoon for the cool Traversal segments, the driving between wasteland and town, or all the iconic places they visited like "Dam" and "oil refinery"... they remember the action. And this game puts a laser sight on the action.
The Cybertron games gave a good fusion of adventure and mostly gun-focused combat, so with them, I don't feel like I'm missing out on something I haven't seen before.
Mastering combat is enough for some games. Seeing each character with their own unique actions (Small character dodging between legs, big ones attacking with bulk, etc) is a level of refinement I'll gladly trade a few driving segments and a big, but lifeless world and such for. Get this right, then get back to me with the more fleshed out world in a sequel in a few years.
I wanna Play Soundwave and Blaster! Honestly, I think that sounds like sequel-level material, as really doing the minion-summoning justice could be quite a sub-system, worthy of it's own offshoot modes and such.
This does feel like a prime example of how cross-gen games can hurt a game's visuals.
Gaiaknight
Member
Between this and Godzilla, that's gaming heaven for 80's kids.
Force Five next please?
Or oldschool GI Joe?
Gatchaman/ Battle of the Planets??
It showed how badass and dangerous Starscream really was. My man wasn't just all scheming, treacherous, and a pretty face.
He had serious skills
i wouldnt go that far starscream did get his ass handed to him by galvatron and got killed in 1 blast.
It's entirely possible that they don't have, or want to spend the money for the vehicle licenses. If you look closely at Sideswipe, he's not 100% Lamborghini either (specifically the headlights).
lol some of those assets are ripped straight from Legend of Korra
No this is a prime example of how a small budget can hurt a game's visuals.
No this is a prime example of how a small budget can hurt a game's visuals.
Dyson Industries
Banned
You are a blight on the Dyson family name
Also Wheeljack doesn't resemble anything close to a Stratos. It's 100% the Generations version. Kinda disappointing, but maybe we'll have true G1 skins to unlock or something?
The Xtortionist
Member
It's a character action game.
PeregrinSe7en
Member
they prioritize gameplay over graphics (which is good btw), but yeah their games arent the most visually appealing in the world.
It's Activision, so it's definitely not outside the realm of possibility. Maybe an Optimus Prime mini-fridge or something
Karspankey
Banned
Maybe a Star Scream themed PS4. Now your PS4 can look and sound like a jet :3
(To be clear, I have and love my PS4)
Fridgerator Prime, a transformer mini-fridge. I would buy that in a heartbeat.
I think both of you are right in this case.
Either way, looks fun as hell and these are the transformers I grew up with and loved. Day 1.
DustyVonEric
Member
Cheap-shotting ass Galvatron... Not many transformers could shrug off one of his blasts though.
ninjablade
Banned
platinum really sucks when it comes to graphics.
And more Devastator footage!
ninjablade
Banned
i don't know, looks like it's on par with most of platinum's games, but of course those were only on last gen hardware.
shrug
it's the truth, and we all know it. They stick out like a sore thumb in almost all platinum games
Just because the combat is their bread and butter doesn't mean other aspects should be off limits for criticism
They said October 6th in one of the videos.
Yeah the classics version of him and Cliffjumper are Suzuki hatchbacks.
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Deleted member 10571
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While the characters look great, obviously, the gameplay itself, the level design and all other graphics looks absolutely boring and flat. Do people really expect a great game here?
Edit: Apparently they are. Huh, didn't expect that.
Edit: Apparently they are. Huh, didn't expect that.
cj_iwakura
Member
Is Grimlock's VA still around? Talk about inimitable.
Monocle
Member
Umm, so about everything you just quoted... Can we let Platinum make all of the things?
Are we expecting Platinum to deliver a great action game based on a beloved franchise? Hmm.
matrix-cat
Member
I expect a bigger, longer Korra, which I'm OK with. I'll hope for something more, and I'd love to see Platinum manage to get some Bayo/MGR/W101-style ridiculous setpieces in there, but even if it's just running down corridors fighting dudes I'll be there day one. Definitely not expecting high review scores, though.
Have you ever played a Platinum game before? They have their duds like Korra but games like Metal Gear Rising and Bayonetta 2 are amazing action games and this has the potential to be great. I mean, it wont be Bayo 2 and it could just be another Korra, but the combat I'm seeing looks much more fun, and there's no point in being pessimistic. At worst, we get a game with really fun combat but lacking environment and enemy variety. And I'd still be down for that.